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  Carl Sullivan

  

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  DeSantis Has a Solution to Florida’s Labor Shortage: Teenagers

  The Wall Street Journal. - Arian Campo-Flores and Tali Arbel

  Florida, like some other states, is pushing softer child-labor laws to help businesses struggling to fill jobs and shifts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to get more work out of teenagers to address the state’s labor shortage. His office has drafted and pitched bill language for the current …

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  The Hill

  

  DeSantis faces growing storm over Hope Florida controversy

  The Hill - Julia Manchester

  Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that Casey DeSantis launched Hope Florida, a community-based initiative that is distinct from the …

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  Carl Sullivan

  

  Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

  Associated Press - By LARRY NEUMEISTER

  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial that contained an error she claimed had damaged her reputation, a jury concluded Tuesday. The jury deliberated a little over two hours before reaching its verdict. A judge and a different jury had …

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  House Republicans refuse to pass ceremonial resolution honoring Cecile Richards

  texastribune.org - By Alejandra Martinez

  Normally, memorial resolutions to honor Texans who have died are passed without controversy. But the resolution for Richards, a former president of …

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  NBC News

  

  Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for New York governor

  NBC News - By Melanie Zanona and Alexandra Marquez

  Stefanik is exploring the bid after Trump pulled her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is exploring a bid for governor of New York, according to two sources familiar with the matter. One of the sources said Stefanik is seriously considering a run …

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  POLITICO

  

  California voters have Trump-resistance fatigue, poll finds

  POLITICO - By Jeremy B. White

  From taking on Trump to hot-button issues, voters writ large embraced a different approach — although Democrats are more ready to fight. California voters are less keen on fighting Donald Trump than their state’s political elite. In a dual survey of California voters and political professionals who …